Paleo-Indians
Crops/Food
Homes/Villages
Tools/Jewelry
Geography
100

How did the Paleo-Indians get to North America?

Land bridge

Bering Sea

Walked

100

What are the three sisters?

Corn, Beans, squash

100

What were the two types of Native American homes?

Wigwams

Longhouses

100

Name two items that Native Americans would make jewelry out of.

Answers will vary.

100

Which geographical region of Maryland did the Native Americans primarily live in?

Atlantic Coastal Plain

200

Why did the Paleo-Indians come to North America?

They were hunting large animals that traveled there

200

What is the biggest difference between the Paleo-Indians and later Native Americans?

Farming

200

_________ were smaller homes for one family and _____________ were larger homes that multiple families could live in.

Wigwams, longhouses

200

What kinds of tools would Native Americans use gourds to make?

Shakers

Cups

Bowls

200

Which geographical region has the Chesapeake bay and flat slow moving rivers in it?

Atlantic Coastal Plain

300

Paleo-Indians did not farm, what vocabulary word would describe how they got their food and survived?

Hunter-gatherer

300

What are two animals that the Native Americans would hunt (Not fishing)?

Rabbits

Deer

Squirrel

300

What three natural materials were Native American homes made out of?

Wood, dried grass, bark

300

What did Native Americans make their clothes out of?

Deer Skin

300

Which geographical region is defined by the "fall line" and quicker moving streams and rivers?

Piedmont Plateau

400

What does "paleo" mean?

Ancient

400

Name two foods that the Native Americans got from the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding rivers.

Oysters

Crabs

Fish

Clams

400

What were the wooden fences that surrounded Native American villages called?

Palisades

400

What is the jewelry made from oyster shells that Native Americans would sometimes use as money?

Wampum

400

Which geographical region has mountains, bears, and fast moving white water rivers?

Appalachian Region

500

What tool did Native Americans use to help them hunt and how did it work?

Atlatl

Helped them throw spears

500

What did Native Americans eat as a sweet treat?

Berries

500

Where did Native Americans build their villages?

Next to water

under cover of trees

500

How did Native Americans make drums?

Hollow wooden bowl with animal skin stretched over the top.

500

Name one natural feature and one human-made feature.

Answers vary. It's up to the teacher to decide if it's correct.